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Pear Ginger Streusel Muffins

Here's how you make Pear Ginger Streusel Muffins
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • STREUSEL
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoons butter (cold)
  • MUFFINS
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large pear (ripe, peeled cored and finely chopped, 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a small bowl, rub streusel ingredients together with fingertips until crumbly. Preheat oven to 425F. Coat twelve 2 1/2" muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.

  • Step 2: In a large bowl, stir flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and salt until well mixed. Stir in pear.

  • Step 3: In a small bowl, whisk remaining ingredients until blended. Add, all at once, to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Don't over-mix or muffins will be tough and dense.

  • Step 4: Divide among muffin cups. (cups will be full). Sprinkle each with 1 1/2 tsp. Streusel.

  • Step 5: Bake 19 minutes or until a wooded pick inserted in centers comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Leave in pan 5 minutes, then run a small knife around each muffin and gently lift out onto a wire rack.

  • Step 7: Serve warm.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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